Gig Archive

Monday, March 10th:
Silo @ Central Perk - 7:30-ish
10086 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 (corner of Central & San Pablo) (631) 553-3841
http://www.centralperkcoffee.net/.

Friday, March 14th, 7 - 9 pm: Axis of Blues acoustic duo @ Eclectix.
Eclectix presents in the gallery - "Altarations": Art Altars, Boxes & Related Images. Eclectix is located at 7523 Fairmount Avenue.El Cerrito, CA 94530

Saturday, March 15th, 9:30pm:
Avalon Rising @ Schelly's Bar
15001 Farnsworth St., San Leandro, CA 94579
(510) 351-1222
This is our big St. Paddy's Day Weekend Party, so get green and be seen!

Monday, March 17th - 5:30 – 7:30 pm:
St. Paddy's Day! Homeland Security Alert Level Emerald!!
Silo @ AJ’s Sports Pub & Grill
4633 Clayton Road, Concord, CA 94521
925-459-0574 http://www.ajsportspub.com/
At the site of the former Mr. Pickwick's.
Now featuring Peruvian food!

Saturday, March 22nd, 2 pm or so:
Avalon Rising @ The San Francisco Celtic Festival
Oakland Veteran's Hall, 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA (650) 326-6265
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Thursday, March 27th, half-past-7-ish:
Axis of Blues @ Central Perk
10086 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530
(corner of Central & San Pablo)
(631) 553-3841 http://www.centralperkcoffee.net/.

Thursday, March 6th:
Axis of Blues @ Central Perk - 7:30 or so
10086 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 (corner of Central & San Pablo) (631) 553-3841 http://www.centralperkcoffee.net/.

Thu, Jan 31st: Axis of Blues @ Central Perk, 10086 San Pablo Ave – El Cerrito, CA 94530
631-553-3841 • www.centralperkcoffee.net
Espresso • Cappuccinos • Sandwiches • Salads • Free Internet Access

Silo @ Central Perk, Thu, Dec 13 -acoustic fiddle & guitar
Hey gang, the new duo Silo, featuring Dane Miller on fiddle and Mark Ungar on guitar, plays this coming Thursday, December 13th at the wonderfully quirky café/vintage modern artifacts museum and store Central Perk in El Cerrito. Silo goes back to the roots, with a repertoire steeped in Appalachian, Old-Time, Celtic and Bluegrass music. Bring a chicken - you'll want to pluck one! Showtime is 7:30 – come on down, hang out and get buzzed! Central Perk is located in the heart of El Cerrito, at the corner of Central and San Pablo Aves.

Silo @ Central Perk – Thursday, December 13th, 7:30pm to ?
10086 San Pablo Ave – El Cerrito, CA 94530
631-553-3841 • www.centralperkcoffee.net
Espresso • Cappuccinos • Sandwiches • Salads • Free Internet Access

Saturday, November 3rd, 5:30 pm:
Axis of Blues, featuring Robert Hill and Scott Irwin
performing at:
The Samhain All Hallows Masquerade!

Saturday, November 3, 2007
Doors open at 2 PM - entertainment and events until 11:00!

Location:
The Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists on the corner of Cedar & Bonita in Berkeley (directions are at www.bfuu.org )

Friday, July 20th, 8:30PM:
Avalon Rising at
The Bistro, 1001 B St., Hayward. (510) 886-8525
It's a Harry Potter party!! In honor of our geek-roots, we're celebrating the double-Potter release - a new movie and a new book, both! We might even do some music from the movies. Hope to see you there - The Bistro is still one of our favorite places to play, with a fine selection of micro-brews, wine, snacks and coffees, with the ever-popular al fresco area for a capella and other Latinate pursuits.

Thursday, June 21st, 9:30 pm:
Live Webcast from Expresson College for Digital Arts.I'll be playing bass with the excellent blues band Crosscut. Just go here, and click on the link that says Live Broadcast.

Monday, June 25th: my new project with the uber-talented Robert Hill, called Axis of Blues, will be performing at open mic night at Blake's, 2367 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley. Admission just $1. Robert has a great voice and guitar style...I'll be backing him on bass and singing.

Ooops...this one has been cancelled again!
Friday, July 6th:
Avalon Rising at the
Stanislaus Pagan Festival
Event Location: Whitmore Park - El Camino Ave. in Ceres, California
Directions: From Modesto Take Hwy 99 South to the Whitmore Ave. exit.Follow to Whitmore Park
Phone: (209) 988-8531
Last year, this event was cancelled, so we've all been waiting a long time for this one! Calling all wizards, faerie folk, and heathens all!

Saturday, May 26th, 1:15 - 2:15: Carnaval SF Festival 2007
I'll be playing guitar with The Jana Herzen Band on Stage 6, 22th St & Harrison, in San Francisco's Mission District. Jana's a fine singer and songwriter, also owner of Motema Records. Deirdre McCarthy will be joining the band on percussion.

Festival Location: 16th St and Harrison St down to 23rd Street and Harrison Street.

The Festival draws hundreds of thousands of people (and that's just the musicians!) for two days of dancing Salsa, Samba, Reggae, Tango, Hip- Hop, Merengue, Calypso, Cha Cha Cha, Cumbia, and Mambo into the evening. Food vendors offer traditional delicacies, while others sell crafts native to the Carnaval countries of their heritage. Giant stages sparkle with continuous entertainment. The 2007 Festival will take place on Saturday, May 26th, and Sunday, May 27th.

Saturday, June 16th, 8:30PM:
Avalon Rising at
The Black Rose
2074 Armory Drive, Santa Rosa
9:30 * Free! * (707) 546-ROSE
We're happy to be returning to the North Bay, at one of our all-time favorite venues.

A rare Bay Area showing of the first movie to feature music by Avalon Rising,
THE VALLEY OF FEAR
SATURDAY, MAY 12TH
Foothill College, Appreciation Hall
12345 El Monte Rd., Los Altos
3:00 pm * Free
Kristoph and Margaret produced the soundtrack for this unabashedly B comedy-horror movie about a raven monster, featuring music by Avalon Rising, Broceliande, Mark Ungar, and Karl Franzen.

Join Avalon Rising for a night of Celtodelica and psychedelica!
THURSDAY, MAY 3RD
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
with Grateful Dead cover band the Dead Guise
1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley
9:00 pm * $8.00 get map
We start at 9, but you'll want to stick around for the Dead Guise, they put on a great show!

Kristoph once had these guys play for his birthday party in his driveway.... If you remember this happening, you weren't there....

Saturday, April 7th, 7pm:
Uncle Bobb, at
The Club, 955 Yosemite, Pacifica, CA
Back in the Old Days, before the Dawn of Time, I used to play guitar with maestro Rick Cittar's band, Random Men. Then the earth cooled, the dinosaurs died, and Time wound on down the road. Rick's new band is called Uncle Bobb - it features Rick's patented blend of throbbing, uber-inflated testosterone-fueled hard rock and passionate yet sophisticated vocal arrangements. It's my privilege to be sitting in on bass for this showcase, which also happens to be the debut for Uncle Bobb's new singer, Siri !

Saturday, April 21st, 8:30PM:
Avalon Rising at
The Bistro, 1001 B St., Hayward. (510) 886-8525
Just for the sake of variety, Avalon Rising has been on a sort of break, and has not played our usual 1st-quarter venues like The Starry Plough, The Black Rose, Pantheacon, and of course, perhaps our very favorite of all: The Bistro. Featuring a delicious assortment of finely crafted ales and beers, as well as snacks, coffee, and wine, The Bistro has traditionally been one of the places where we sound best.

Sunday, April 22nd:
Avalon Rising at
The Third Annual
Medieval Fantasy Festival
Downtown Vacaville, CA, --
Admission Free!!
This "Earth Day Faire with a Celtic Flair" is a celebration of fantasy authors, other worlds, times past and times future. It will take place in the heart of historic downtown Vacaville, at Town Square, Merchant, Main, and Parker Streets. Vendors of Medieval, Renaissance, and Celtic items will join with vendors of fantasy, fairies, and dragons.

CANCELED!! STAY TUNED - A NEW VENUE IS BEING SOUGHT FOR THIS SHOW!
Saturday, April 7th, 12 midnight:
UNCLE BOBB
at KIMO's, 1351 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109-4617
(415) 885-4535
[map here]
Back in the Old Days, before the Dawn of Time, I used to play guitar with maestro Rick Cittar's band, Random Men. Then the earth cooled, the dinosaurs died, and Time wound on down the road. Rick's new band is called Uncle Bobb - it features Rick's patented blend of throbbing, uber-inflated testosterone-fueled hard rock and passionate yet sophisticated vocal arrangements. It's my privilege to be sitting in on bass for this showcase, which also happens to be the debut for Uncle Bobb's new singer, Siri !

Kimo's is described as having been "a neighborhood staple for decades. A placid Hawaiian vibe pervades the downstairs area, which houses a jukebox, big-screen TV and large glass windows for scoping out the bustling sidewalk traffic. At night, a club atmosphere overtakes the upstairs area, with a variety of live music--everything from punk and goth to country and cabaret."

Uncle Bobb goes on at midnight, or 12:30 (but who's counting?), ushering in Easter Sunday. Also appearing that evening will be Resistant Me,
Kinetic Chain, and Evolution Eden

Fri., Oct 20th, 9:30pm:
The Giants of Bay Area Celtic Rock, Together Again!
Avalon Rising & Tempest, at
The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA
(510) 841-2082
http://www.starryploughpub.com/
Map here.

Thursday, OCTOBER 19th, 8:00 PM:
MARK'S BIRTHDAY AVALON RISING SHOW at THE BISTRO, 1001 B Street, Hayward * Free! * (510) 886-8525 Many interesting microbrews on tap, birthday cake for everyone, door prizes for the lucky few, and maybe we'll even play the Chinese piece we learned for the Jinan Festival ... Be there! http://www.the-bistro.com

CANCELED!Saturday, October 7th, 10 am to 6 pm:
Avalon Rising at the Stanislaus Pagan Pride Festival, Ceres, California
Event Location: Whitmore Park - El Camino Ave. in Ceres
Directions: From Modesto Take Hwy 99 South to the Whitmore Ave. exit.Follow to Whitmore Park
Phone: (209) 988-8531
Website: http://www.stanislauspaganpride.com

Dates:
SEPTEMBER
FRIDAY 8 10:00PM
TUESDAY 12 8:30 PM
THURSDAY 14 7:00 PM
SUNDAY 17 2:30 PM

After last June's triumphant run, this original work by writer/musician Keith Haddock has been chosen to be represented in a one-hour format at the world-famous SF Fringe Festival. Mark Ungar will once again be rocking out on electric guitar as well as playing the evil politician Daryl Knox

September 16th, 3pm:
Avalon Rising Quartet at the
8th Annual Harvest Festival
At the Fair Oaks VFW hall 8990 Kruithof Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 -- Right off Hazel Ave.
Map

Sponsored by 3 Rivers Festival Board
RITUALS*DRUMMING FOOD*VENDORS*ENTERTAINMENT
PRESENTATIONS*WORKSHOPS *CHILDRENS AREA
Come share the abundance!
<FREE ADMISSION>

We encourage everyone to bring one or more non-perishable food donations - (Please be sure all donations are non-perishable, unopened, and not out of expiration date)

Appearing Authors:
Candy Taylor Tutt
Joseph Ernest Martin
Amy Elizabeth Garcia
For more information contact:
Event Coordinator, Teresa at: tereniathewitch@yahoo.com
www.3riversharvestfestival.no-ip.org

August 30th - Club Anton
"Electrify Your Rock", featuring:
Crooked Family, Avalon Rising, and Cuir Bleu!
Be there!!
Pixie of Cuir Bleu is producing "Electrify Your Rock", at Club Anton in downtown Oakland, featuring 3 Big Bands on 1 Big Night! Crooked Family, the new incarnation of the acclaimed backing band behind 2005's hit stage show Thanatics: A Rock Opera, will open the bill. Then, fresh off the boat from China, Celtic rockers Avalon Rising will decimate the stage. Finally, the sexy Cuir Bleu will annihilate whatever's left of the crowd with their spankin' good beats.
Club Anton, 428 3rd Street at Broadway- Just north of Jack London Square
Downtown Oakland
510.463.0165

August 11th, 8:30pm:
Avalon Rising performs at The Black Rose, 2074 Armory Drive, Santa Rosa, CA.(707) 546-ROSE
One of my favorite pubs, the Black Rose is a wonderfully intimate venue with good food and a thoughtfully chosen bar stock sure to please the most discriminating tippler. Join us, won't you? I'll probably be having the fish 'n' chips - again!

July 28th & August 11th:
Avalon Rising performs at The Black Rose, 2074 Armory Drive, Santa Rosa, CA.(707) 546-ROSE
One of my favorite pubs, the Black Rose is a wonderfully intimate venue with good food and a thoughtfully chosen bar stock sure to please the most discriminating tippler. Join us, won't you? I'll probably be having the fish 'n' chips - again!

July 22, 23:
The Girl Who Touched the Stars - a musical play performed by The Starlight Circle Players This talented group of actors and musicians will present a Celtic-inspired musical play July 22 and 23 at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists hall, 1924 Cedar Street (at Bonita), 510-841-4824.

Based on English legend, "The Girl Who Touched the Stars" follows a child's journey through a magical wood to the edge of the sea where she climbs to the sky to grab a star.

The curtain rises on this adaptation by playwright Lezlie A. Kinyon at 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 22 (with doors open at 7 p.m.). A Sunday matinee begins at 4 p.m. (doors open at 3 p.m.) July 23. Donations of $5 to $20 are requested (no credit cards, please). Desserts and other refreshments will be available before the show.

"`The Girl Who Touched the Stars' is a magical journey with deep roots in English legendry and tradition, enriched by a robust mix of contemporary Celtic, blues and folk music," said playwright Kinyon. "Although this is not a child's play per se, children accompanied adults are more than welcome. People of all ages will find something of value in this production."

Friday, July 7th:
Avalon Rising at the
Cloverdale Friday Night Concert Series
From the KRCB events calendar:
"A live, open-air performance in downtown Cloverdale Plaza, brought to you by the Cloverdale Arts Alliance. Tonight's performers will be Avalon Rising. You will be dazzled by the passion, angst and ethereal beauty of the group's inventive progressive Celtic music." Gee thanks, guys!
Directions: take Hwy 101 N. to Cloverdale; take Citrus Fair exit, turn left. You'll see the Citrus Fair in front of you. Take a right at the light. Bear left at the fork to get on 1st St. Just past the next light, the Cloverdale Plaza is on your right. Parking is available nearby.

Sunday June 11th, 12:15 - 1:30:
Avalon Rising Acoustic Trio, at:
Celtic Midsummer Faerie Festival
8990 Kruithof Way
Fair Oaks, California
(the V.F.W. property inside Phoenix Park off Hazel Avenue)
Admission Free! with a donation of non-perishable food.
Gates Open at 10:00 am

FOOD! VENDORS!
A CELTIC VILLAGE! TWO PERFORMANCE STAGES! MUSIC! DANCE! STREET THEATER! FAERIE LAND! A FIRE BREATHING DRAGON! STORYTELLING! POETRY!

Saturday, May 27th:
Avalon Rising at BayCon!
Return with us once again to one of our favorite annual events, BayCon at the San Jose Doubletree Hotel. We'll be holding forth in the usual room off the back alley, this time at 10:00pm Saturday night. We'll be freshly returned from our China tour, with kilts, stories, even some Chinese music!

Hotel info:
2050 Gateway Place
San Jose, California 95110
(408) 453-4000
Map here

Saturday April 15th 2:00PM
Avalon Rising at
The Placer County
Strawberry Festival
Placer County Fair Grounds, Roseville, CA
$9/ Adults, $7/ Seniors & Teens, $5/Kids Ages 5-12, Free for kids under 5
Festival Hours: Friday, 2:00-7:00, Saturday 10:00-7:00, Sunday, 11:00-4:00
We'll be breaking in our new kilts and Chinese setlist at this show and the next!

April 23rd, 2006, 3:00PM
Symphony Parnassus
featuring violinist Cat Taylor
April 23rd, 2006, 3:00PM
Mahler & More at Herbst Theatre
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (Tiffany Cromartie, soprano)
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (Dawn Harms, violin)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (with the rarely performed Blumine movement)
ticket information

May 1 to May 7
Avalon Rising at
The 2006 Euro American Festival, Shan Dong,China!
May 1 - 7
We'll be performing 4 times daily at a large outdoor arena in the capital city of Shandong Province, Jinan. Sharing the stage will be many other acts from America and Europe, ranging from other musical performers to acrobats and extreme sports exhibitions...[more]

May 27th
Avalon Rising at
BayCon 2006
Double Tree Inn, San Jose, CA - Saturday night show - check your con programs.

Wed, Feb 8th:
Avalon Rising at
The Kings Head,
Join us for Celtic Night at 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. No cover! Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

Sat, February 18th 9:00PM
Avalon Rising at
Pantheacon - Pagan Conference, at the Double Tree Hotel in the Fir/Oak rooms, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 408-453-4000. Also shop in the great dealer's room!

Thu, Nov 3rd:
Avalon Rising at
THE TRADEWINDS
8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, CA
9:30PM info (707) 795-7878. The Tradewinds is a GREAT place to play -- we always surpass ourselves here because of the great appreciative audience and barstaff.

Wed, Nov 9th:
Avalon Rising at
The Kings Head,
Join us for Celtic Night at 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. No cover! Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

Sat, Oct 15th, 8:30pm: JOIN US FOR KRISTOPH'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!
Avalon Rising at The Bistro,
1001 B St., Hayward. (510) 886-8525. Let them eat cake!! Cake and door prizes! General merry-making! This will be a special birthday party show for Kristoph and Mark, with cake and door prize!
Also, this will be a benefit for Mark, for the loss of his equipment. All donations will go to him.
""Bee There or Be A Rectangular Squar Thynge""

Wed, Oct 26th:
Avalon Rising at
The Kings Head,
Join us for Celtic Night at 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. No cover! Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

Fri, Oct 7th, 12:00am:
Cuir Bleu at The Stud
9th & Harrison in SF
I'll be joining fetish electronica band Cuir Bleu ("Blue Leather") on guitar and bass as they throw an "After-Folsom Fest & CD-Release Party" - come join in the fun! It's Cuir Bleu's first ever CD release. Also featured is DJ Donimo. Admission is free before 10:30pm - $5 after.There'll be hors d'ouvres, give-aways, CDs and a special midnight performance by the band.Get on the guestlist at http://shadowplaysf.com

Sun: Oct 2nd, 3pm:
Avalon Rising at the
Celtic Storm Charity Concert,
San Francisco Civic Center Plaza Charities will be on hand to accept donations for victims of Hurricanes Katrina & Rita. Also performing with be local Celtic rockers Tempest!
For more information, go to: Web Trinket, or call L. Summers - 209-298-0342, A. Ward - 209-324-6462, or M. Gossman - 650-576-6328

Fri, Sept 30th:
Avalon Rising at
The Wallace Arms,
422 W. Second St., Antioch, CA, 94509. 925-755-2900 for more info. We'll be opening for the internationally famed Celtic band Seven Nations. Our 90 minute set will begin at 7:30 or 8:00. Advance tickets are $20 (click here to purchase, or telephone 925-755-2900), or $25 at the door. The Wallace Arms features hearty pub food. Be sure to purchase tickets early - last time, the place sold out.

Wed, Sept 28th:
Margaret, Mark, and Kristoph live at The Kings Head,
201 Orchard City Drive in Campbell CA.
8:30 show No Cover!! The King's Head is Campbell's premier British Pub, with authentic British food, drink, and atmosphere. They also feature free Wifi internet access!!!! WOW
http://www.thekingshead.us

Sat, Sept 24th:
Avalon Rising at
JASPER O'FARRELL'S
6957 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol, CA. 9:00 PM * No Cover! info (707) 823-1389 If you missed us at this show...well, I hate to break it to you, but it was our last appearance here -- we just can't afford to come back. Each time we've played at Jaspers they've paid us less, and with rising gasoline prices, we lose too much money to continue to perform here. If anyone knows of another venue in the area who is willing to pay professional musicians for a job well done, please let us know!

Sun, Sept 25th:
I'll be sitting in on electric guitar with my friends Cuir Bleu, at the Folsom Street Fair! We'll be performing at the 7th Street stage at 7th & Folsom from 12:15-12:40 - get there early!

Saturday August 13th, 9-11pm
Sharon Knight Band at
The Plough & Stars
116 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118
$6 cover. Sharon presents her quirky collection of Celtic traditionals and mystical, Celtic inspired originals in this friendly and casual pub with a reputation for good traditional music. A great place to share a pint with a few friends. The band performs as an acoustic quartet here, featuring Winter on Guitar, Deirdre McCarthy on Bodhran and percussion, and Calvin Keaoola on violin. The beer is good, the music's good, and best of all, it's only 6 bucks!

Saturday August 13th, 9-11pm?
Avalon Rising
afterhours at the
Heart of the Forest Renaissance Faire,
Stafford Lake Park, Novato CA. Open to Faire participants only! This is the last weekend of what may be the last "original" Faire ever, so let's end it all with a party! This show has not been confirmed at press time, so consult your oracles and wait for further news.

Weds., Aug. 24th
Avalon Rising at
The Kings Head,
Join us for Celtic Night at 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. No cover! Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.
Come see us play what might be our last night at this lively Tudor Renaissance establishment. Its an early night, so come and dance a jig or two, lift a few pints, and go home at a reasonable hour.

Fri, Aug 26th
Margaret, Mark, & Kristoph at
THE ROSE
2074 Armory Drive Santa Rosa, CA.
8:30 PM Cover charge info (707) 546-ROSE

Sat, Aug 27th
Avalon Rising at
THE ROSE
2074 Armory Drive Santa Rosa, CA.
8:30 PM Cover charge info (707) 546-ROSE

Sat, July 23rd, 8:30pm
Avalon Rising at
The Bistro,
1001 B St., Hayward. (510) 886-8525. Return with us now to one or our favorite venues ever! Great selection of beers, coffee drinks, and the lovely Tsechno-Andrew behind the bar! Al fresco area for smoking and socializing, yoga and dog training.

Wed, July 13th:
Avalon Rising at
The Kings Head,
Join us for Celtic Night at 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. No cover! Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

Fri, July 15th:
Avalon Rising at
THE TRADEWINDS
8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, CA
9:30PM info (707) 795-7878. I tell you what - The Tradewinds is a grooooovy place. We love playing here. We'll be featuring more of our "left turn" material; some Canned Heat, Van Morrison, songs from the 13th-century Las Cantigas de Santa Maria, Average White Band - you know, the hits.

July 1st, 9:30pm
Avalon Rising at
The Metro
201 Broadway, Oakland, CA
510-763-1146
With the Dead Guise.with. Missed these shows? Don't worry - there are more coming up.

Come and join the Sacramento Grove of the Oak, Taliesin, and the Sacramento Pagan Community for a festival like no festival you have ever seen before! Dance with the Fey Folk and share a drink with the Tuatha De Danaan, the gods and goddesses of the Celtic Peoples. Meet elves and leprechauns and fawns. Shop at the magical vendor booths and stop to watch the street performers, or settle at the stage for music, poetry, drumming, dance, performance art, and a production of William Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream!

Share traditional food and drink under the trees with other magical people. And the admission?. . . just a ready smile and a child's wonder! (We will gladly accept voluntary monetary donations at the gate or perhaps a donation of non-perishable food or clothing for the Pagan poor among us, but admission is free.) So dress in your finest whimsy, bring the children of all ages with you, and come to the City of Trees between the rivers for . . .

Sat, May 28th, 11:00pm - 1am:
Avalon Rising at BayCon*
San Jose DoubleTree Hotel, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA (408) 453-4000. We'll be in the usual room, just off the back alley, next door to the perpetual gaming parlor. Be there or be even more geeky and square than you already are if you're attending BayCon. Not to mention nerdy. Come on, you know you love the abuse - see you there.
*BayCon is a Science Fiction Convention. If you've never gone to one - what are you waiting for?

Wed, May 25th:
Avalon Rising at
The Kings Head,
Join us for Celtic Night at 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. No cover! Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

This show was cancelled.
Avalon Rising at Finbar Devine's, 145 Kentucky Street
Petaluma, California 94952- (707) 762-9800
Woo-hoo!! Another place to play in the North Bay! Everyone knows how much the N. Bay hippies love Celto-delic psycho-jam music - over 3 dozen of them can't be wrong! Come on out and see us or we'll do things to lower your goat's self-esteem.
Finbar's has a delectable-looking pub menu including blackened salmon (yum, I hope that's part of our pay!)

Fri, May 6th:
Avalon Rising at
JASPER O'FARRELL'S
6957 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol, CA. 9:00 PM * No Cover! info (707) 823-1389 We're very pleased to have this return engagement at this wonderful, friendly venue. Last time we were here, the dancers wouldn't let us stop!

Mon, May 2nd:
See Avalon Rising on TV! Residents of San Francisco can see Avalon Rising on San Francisco Sound, 6 and 9:30pm, Comcast cable channel 11, with repeat showings on Sat, May 7th, and again on June 6th and 11th.

Friday, Apr 29th:
Avalon Rising at
the Starry Plough.
3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley.
(510) 841-2082. Map here.
With the fabulous Dead Guise! The Dead Guise interpret and perform the music of the Grateful Dead in it's purest form (think early 70's Dead). They emulate the spontaneity, improvisation, dynamics and fun that one would find at a Grateful Dead show.

Wed, Apr 27th:
Margaret, Mark, & Kristoph
(Avalon Acoustic) at
The Kings Head,
Join us for Celtic Night at 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. No cover! Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

Monday, Apr 11th:
Avalon Rising will be videotaping a live set on San Francisco Sound!
San Francisco Sound can be seen by Comcast Cable subscribers in San Francisco everyday (Monday through Sunday) at 6pm and 9:30pm on ComcastSF - the city station - cable channel 11. New programs premiere each Monday at 6pm and 9:30pm. They are also repeated the following Saturday at 6pm and 9:30pm. Watch for our episode in the near future!

Sat, Apr 9th, 8:30pm:
Avalon Rising at
The Bistro,
1001 B St., Hayward. (510) 886-8525. Return with us now to one or our favorite venues ever! Great selection of beers, coffee drinks, and the talented, can't-be-beat Graham behind the bar! Al fresco area for smoking and socializing, yoga and dog training.

Monday, March 28th:
Sacramento Theatre Co. and Entertainment Resource Center
Present
Monday Night Cabaret
featuring Avalon Rising
1419 H St., Sacramento CA
7:00 PM * $13.00

Tues., March 22nd:
Avalon Risingat
THE TRADEWINDS
8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, CA
9:30PM info (707) 795-7878. I tell you what - The Tradewinds is a grooooovy place. We love playing here. We'll be featuring more of our "left turn" material; some Canned Heat, Van Morrison, songs from the 13th-century Las Cantigas de Santa Maria, Average White Band - you know, the hits.

Sat., March 19th
Margaret, Mark, & Kristoph at
THE ROSE
2074 Armory Drive Santa Rosa, CA. 95401
We'll be endulging in a variety of Irish and Iroid-tinged material, including Danny Boy with the Vegas ending - not a dry seat in the house, guaranteed. 8:30 PM Cover charge info (707) 546- Rose
Review: as it turned out, this was a great gig. The Rose has changed hands, and names: it's now called The Black Rose. New owner, Irish native Will Roll, is friendly, knowledgeable, and generous. He's spared no expense to put in a top-notch new sound system - good news for us musicians that are used to humping in a ton of gear. Santa Rosans: check it out - it's a great place for dinner and a pint.

Friday, March 18th:
NEW VENUE!! SEBASTOPOL!
Avalon Rising at
JASPER O'FARRELL'S
6957 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol, CA. 9:00 PM * No Cover! info (707) 823-1389 Well, finally! After a long wait, we're very excited to be playing Jasper's. All you North Bay folks: no excuses! We had to hop the fence, but we're in your back yard.

Thurs, Mar 17th:
St. Patrick's Day!!
Avalon Rising at
THE EDINBURGH CASTLE
950 Geary St., San Francisco, CA - showtime 9:00pm Cover charge info 415-885-4074

Weds, Mar 16th, 8:30pm:
St Pat's Eve Party!!
Avalon Risingat
The Kings Head,
201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. No cover! Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head is under new management and features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

Sat, Jan 15th, 8:30pm: Avalon Rising at The Bistro, 1001 B St., Hayward. (510) 886-8525. Return with us now to one or our favorite venues ever! Great selection of beers, coffee drinks, and the talented, can't-be-beat Graham behind the bar! Al fresco area for smoking and socializing.

Fri, Dec 31st
New Year's Eve!!
Avalon Rising at
The Edinburgh Castle
950 Geary St.,San Francisco, CA. 415-885-4074 - Open 5pm - 2am, daily - fish and chips served til 11pm.
We'll be playing the entire evening in the main room!..so come out and ring in the new year with us - cover $10.

Thurs, Dec. 16th, 8:30pm: Avalon Rising at The Kings Head, 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head is under new management and features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

at, Oct. 22: Avalon Rising returns to
The Old Rogue! 2319 Taraval at 33rd Ave , San Francisco - (415) 566-9122. Never a cover!

Thurs, Nov. 4th, 8:30pm: Avalon Rising at The Kings Head, 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head is under new management and features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

Sun, Sept 26th (time TBA): Avalon Rising at the Sacramento PaganPride Harvest Festival,
Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All America City Blvd., Roseville, CA. The festival runsSeptember 25th and 26th -- 10 A.M. - 9 P.M. Saturday, and 10 A.M. - 6 P.M. Sunday. Free Admission with donation of canned goods for the Cornucopia Food Bank!
Cash donations are also welcome.

Thurs, Sept 16th, 8:30pm: Avalon Rising at The Kings Head, 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head is under new management and features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

Sat, Sept. 11: Avalon Rising returns to
The Old Rogue! 2319 Taraval at 33rd Ave , San Francisco - (415) 566-9122. Never a cover! With:
Plasterkatz - "A band of songwriters, vocalists and musicians with their hands in a variety of musical cookie jars. Folk. Pop. R&B. Rock-and-Roll. Paying tribute to the stylings of their musical predecessors - The Beatles, Ween, Grateful Dead, Tenacious D, Pink Floyd, and Barenaked Ladies to name a few - the members of Plasterkatz dedicate themselves to the beautification of the aural universe."

Saturday, August 14th, 8:30 - 11:30pm:
The Claddagh Band at The Rose, 2074 Armory Drive, Santa Rosa.Call 707-546-ROSE for more info. This show marks the return of excellent bassist Mark Ackerman after a long performance hiatus. I love playing at the Rose - Carl and Pam are wonderful folks, and the fish 'n' chips can't be beat! Here's what they say about us: "Playing traditional Irish ballads, Bluegrass and Country,. Claddagh has a vibrant, exciting, and energetic range of offerings. Don’t miss their spirited bits of audience participation. $8.00 cover"

Thurs, Aug 19th, 8:30pm: Avalon Rising at The Kings Head, 201 Orchard City Drive, Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head is under new management and features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews.

Thurs, Aug 12th, 8:30pm: Avalon Rising at The Bistro, 1001 B St., Hayward. (510) 886-8525. Return with us now to one or our favorite venues ever! Great selection of beers, coffee drinks, and the talented, can't-be-beat Graham behind the bar! Al fresco area for smoking and socializing.

Saturday, August 7th, 7 - 10pm: Avalon Rising afterhours at the Heart of the Forest Renaissance Faire, Stafford Lake Park, Novato CA.
In an ongoing effort to improve your quality-of-Faire experience, As You Like It Productions is pleased to present Celtic-Medieval-progressive rockers Avalon Rising in a Novato exclusive performance at the Heart of the Forest Renaissance Faire, Saturday evening August 7th. Lauded by Guitar Player Magazine as "absolutely stellar musicians" and by the East Bay Express as "your new arbiters of cool", faire favorites Avalon Rising have been touring all over California in
support of their new album "Storming Heaven", available at Amazon.com and
CD Baby.
The party will commence at the Lydian Grove Stage (across from the Mullah's) at approximately 8:00PM (or as soon as things can be set up after closing) Beverages will be available and dinner will be served by one of the local catering establishments. Please have your faire passes with you -, no special
after-hours pass will be necessary. The site will close at 10:00PM.
Avalon Rising features: your own Cat Taylor on electric violin, Mark Ungar (our beloved & cuddly Ticklebottom Stage Manager) on bass and mandocello, plus Shanachie allies Margaret Davis on harp, flute and recorder, Kristoph Klover on guitar and mandola, and Scott Irwin on drums.

Saturday,July 17th: Avalon Rising at
The Old Rogue
33rd & Taraval, San Francisco
8:39pm - no cover - (415) 566-9122. Plasterkatz will open - "A band of songwriters, vocalists and musicians with their hands in a variety of musical cookie jars. Folk. Pop. R&B. Rock-and-Roll. Paying tribute to the stylings of their musical predecessors - The Beatles, Ween, Grateful Dead, Tenacious D, Pink Floyd, and Barenaked Ladies to name a few - the members of Plasterkatz dedicate themselves to the beautification of the aural universe."

Thurs, July 8th: Avalon Rising at
The Tradewinds
8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati
9:30pm - no cover.(707) 795-7878.

Friday, July 2nd, 6:30 pm:
July Jamboree! An Evening of Original Entertainment, featuring:
Uncle Bob (old cohort Rick Cittar's Rick Cittar's new band, with yours truly on bass, Scott Irwin on drums). The Tenderloins and Fine By Me will open. At the Pleasant Hill Rec. Center, 320 Civic Dr., Pleasant Hill. $7 cover. It's an all- ages show, so bring your mama - she'll like it too! Call 415-664-02-625 for more info.

Thurs, June 17th, 10:30pm: Avalon Rising at the Starry Plough. 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley. (510) 841-2082. Map here. Finally: a CD release party! Storming Heaven is out, and getting rave reviews! Come on down and help us celebrate. Druid Sisters Tea Party will open, so don't be late! ("Rhythmic grooves & swirling jungle jigs with a fat rock funky eclectic world edge").

Saturday, June 19th, 4 - 8pm: Avalon Rising at The Village At Squaw Valley's Celtic Solstice Festival. This day-long event will feature a host of fabulous entertainers, including: storyteller and musician Kevin Carr, harpist Chris Caswell, piper Iain Sherwood, the Sierra Highlanders Pipes and Drums, and more. 530-584-6267 for more info. Bring a sweater or jacket and a hat - it gets cool in the evening at high altitudes. Last year's inauguration of this fest was a groove on a stick - great party atmosphere, good food and drink, rides for the kids and more - this year should be even better.

Thurs, June 10th, 9pm: Avalon Rising at The Kings Head, 201 Orchard City Drive Campbell, CA. Call (408) 871-2499 for more information. Map here - "look for the water tower across the street". The Kings Head is under new management and features a full menu as well as imperial pints of your favorite British Isles brews. We're thrilled to be playing here - it's our first show in the South Bay in quite a while. Please come out and make a strong showing so that we'll be hired back again! Show the new owner that Celtic rock is worth featuring.

Sunday, June 13th, 1:00pm: Avalon Rising at the Health and Harmony Festival, Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, on the Center Stage. This is another very exciting show for us - we've been trying to play H&H for year and years, and finally got in the door. This is a great, fun festival, with all the hippie/new age/organic/hempy goodness you can shake a stick at. I'm looking forward to hearing the great Dave Mason, playing later that day. There's FREE ADMISSION for volunteers! Click here for driving directions.Call 707-861-2035 for more info.

Sunday May 30th, 11pm: Avalon Rising at BayCon 2004 DoubleTree Inn, San Jose. Opening for us will be the Sharon Knight Band (formerly Pandaemoneaon), featuring the lovely Deirdre McCarthy on drums as well as Mark Ungar on bass and mandocello. Hmm, sounds familiar.

Tuesday, May 18th at The Old Rogue, 33rd & Taraval, San Francisco 8:37 PM - midnight. Call (415) 566-9122 for more info. This is our first time at The Old Rogue, so please come and help us break into San Francisco!

Saturday, April 24th: Avalon Rising at theNapa Valley Renaissance - A Renaissance-Themed Fundraiser for River School, At Villa Amorosa, the Calistoga castle of vintner Daryl Sattui. Directions here. Tickets $65.
This turned out to be a great, fun gig. The castle is sprawling, and not even half done. The entire event was held in the labrynthine cellars, which have arched doorways and vaulted brick ceilings. We went over very well with the man himself, Daryll Sattui. All we ask is 51 more gigs like this a year, Daryll!

Saturday, Mar 27: Official CD release party! Avalon Rising at The Bistro, 1001 B St., Hayward. (510) 886-8525

Saturday, Mar 20, 2:30 - 5:30:The Claddagh Band at The San Gregorio General Store, corner of Hwy 84 & Stage Rd., 11 miles south of Half Moon Bay, 1 mile from the beach. (650) 726-0565

Sunday, Mar 14: Avalon Rising at the 21st Annual Dublin St. Patrick's Day Festival, Amador Valley Blvd., Dublin, CA. 3:30- 5pm.

Sunday, Mar 14, 9:00 - 11:30am: Fiddler's Fancy (Cat Taylor, Deirdre McCarthy, & Mark Ungar) performs acoustic Irish favorites aboard the San Francisco Spirit on the St. Patricks's Day Cruise, leaving from Pier 9 on San Francisco's Embarcadero.

Saturday, Mar 13: The Claddagh Band at The Poet and Patriot, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, CA. 408-426-8620. This is the 22nd anniversary celebration for the Poet! Owner Chris Matthews and his do-wop group The Bad Boys will be there too.

Friday, Mar 12: The Claddagh Band at Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway Fairfax. (415) 256-8020

Saturday, Mar 6: The Claddagh Band at The Rose, 2074 Armory Dr.
Santa Rosa.Call 707-546-ROSE for more info.